Bitcoin hits $72K as crypto market heats up
Movement (MOVE)
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Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Bitcoin has surged to $72K, signaling that the broader crypto market is heating up. The outlet suggests that altcoin season could finally be underway as a result of this momentum. Readers are invited to join the DiscoverCrypto community on Skool to help build what is described as the best crypto education platform on the planet. The source also promotes free push notifications for crypto news and market alerts that require no sign-up.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for MOVE, measured when this story was written up on 31 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
MOVE is currently trading at $0.008000, with a 24-hour buy ratio of 40.7% and a negative volume delta of -$62,218. Over the last hour, the buy ratio has dropped to 34.7% with a volume delta of -$6,071, while the 4-hour buy ratio sits at 49.8% with a delta of -$155. The buy ratio represents the percentage of trades executed by buyers, while the volume delta measures the net difference between buy and sell volume. The short-term drop in the buy ratio compared to the 24-hour average suggests that buying pressure is fading in the immediate term. However, the 4-hour metrics remain closer to parity, indicating that the recent sell-off may be temporary rather than a sustained trend.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.1% sits at the 62nd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.1% - ordinary for this coin.
Twenty-four hours later
What MOVE did over the 23 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for MOVE, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, MOVE averaged a 50.0% buy ratio, making today’s 24-hour reading of 40.7% an unusual day with a 9.3-point deviation from the norm. Spot volume has also contracted significantly, trading at just 0.33 times the weekly average. The coin has experienced a 4.8% price decline over eight days, accompanied by a total volume delta of -$163,324. Net buying occurred on only 4 of the last 7 days, contrasting with the 12 hours of net buying recorded in the last 24 hours. This indicates that while short-term sentiment has softened, the weekly trend has been predominantly bearish with lower-than-average participation.